diff --git a/fabcar/startFabric.sh b/fabcar/startFabric.sh
index 49ae19a3e9..89e3bae492 100755
--- a/fabcar/startFabric.sh
+++ b/fabcar/startFabric.sh
@@ -10,12 +10,30 @@ set -e
 # don't rewrite paths for Windows Git Bash users
 export MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1
 starttime=$(date +%s)
-LANGUAGE=${1:-"golang"}
-CC_SRC_PATH=github.com/fabcar/go
-if [ "$LANGUAGE" = "node" -o "$LANGUAGE" = "NODE" ]; then
-	CC_SRC_PATH=/opt/gopath/src/github.com/fabcar/node
+CC_SRC_LANGUAGE=${1:-"go"}
+CC_SRC_LANGUAGE=`echo "$CC_SRC_LANGUAGE" | tr [:upper:] [:lower:]`
+if [ "$CC_SRC_LANGUAGE" = "go" -o "$CC_SRC_LANGUAGE" = "golang"  ]; then
+	CC_RUNTIME_LANGUAGE=golang
+	CC_SRC_PATH=github.com/fabcar/go
+elif [ "$CC_SRC_LANGUAGE" = "javascript" ]; then
+	CC_RUNTIME_LANGUAGE=node # chaincode runtime language is node.js
+	CC_SRC_PATH=/opt/gopath/src/github.com/fabcar/javascript
+elif [ "$CC_SRC_LANGUAGE" = "typescript" ]; then
+	CC_RUNTIME_LANGUAGE=node # chaincode runtime language is node.js
+	CC_SRC_PATH=/opt/gopath/src/github.com/fabcar/typescript
+	echo Compiling TypeScript code into JavaScript ...
+	pushd ../chaincode/fabcar/typescript
+	npm install
+	npm run build
+	popd
+	echo Finished compiling TypeScript code into JavaScript
+else
+	echo The chaincode language ${CC_SRC_LANGUAGE} is not supported by this script
+	echo Supported chaincode languages are: go, javascript, and typescript
+	exit 1
 fi
 
+
 # clean the keystore
 rm -rf ./hfc-key-store
 
@@ -27,8 +45,8 @@ cd ../basic-network
 # and prime the ledger with our 10 cars
 docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml up -d cli
 
-docker exec -e "CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org1MSP" -e "CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH=/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/crypto/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/Admin@org1.example.com/msp" cli peer chaincode install -n fabcar -v 1.0 -p "$CC_SRC_PATH" -l "$LANGUAGE"
-docker exec -e "CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org1MSP" -e "CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH=/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/crypto/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/Admin@org1.example.com/msp" cli peer chaincode instantiate -o orderer.example.com:7050 -C mychannel -n fabcar -l "$LANGUAGE" -v 1.0 -c '{"Args":[""]}' -P "OR ('Org1MSP.member','Org2MSP.member')"
+docker exec -e "CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org1MSP" -e "CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH=/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/crypto/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/Admin@org1.example.com/msp" cli peer chaincode install -n fabcar -v 1.0 -p "$CC_SRC_PATH" -l "$CC_RUNTIME_LANGUAGE"
+docker exec -e "CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org1MSP" -e "CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH=/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/crypto/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/Admin@org1.example.com/msp" cli peer chaincode instantiate -o orderer.example.com:7050 -C mychannel -n fabcar -l "$CC_RUNTIME_LANGUAGE" -v 1.0 -c '{"Args":[""]}' -P "OR ('Org1MSP.member','Org2MSP.member')"
 sleep 10
 docker exec -e "CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org1MSP" -e "CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH=/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/crypto/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/Admin@org1.example.com/msp" cli peer chaincode invoke -o orderer.example.com:7050 -C mychannel -n fabcar -c '{"function":"initLedger","Args":[""]}'